Commenters debated the makeup and impact of Germany’s immigrant population, arguing over both the data and its interpretation. Some pointed out large repatriation waves of ethnic Germans from Poland, Czechia, Russia and Kazakhstan after WWII and the USSR’s collapse, saying that the charts overlook that history. Others highlighted the role of Turkish immigrants in building Stuttgart’s auto industry and noted immigrants as important customers and skilled workers. Several compared immigrant shares across countries, arguing that Germany’s immigrant percentage is comparable to the UK and higher than the US, which some used to question alarmist reactions.
Opinion split sharply on social and political consequences. A handful of commenters expressed hostile, conspiratorial views - claiming Russians were deliberately “seeded” into East Germany and endorsing forced repatriation - while others pushed back strongly, rejecting dehumanizing rhetoric and warning of far‑right “remigration” politics tied to the AfD. Some emphasized cultural cohesion and economic arguments for homogeneity, whereas defenders of immigrants stressed equality, integration, and the pragmatic value of immigrant labor and spending. A satirical remark equated luxury car buyers with wealthy foreigners, underscoring tensions between economic interests and nationalist sentiments.
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